UNIZIK students protest fee hike
Students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state on Monday protested alleged increase in tuition by the university authorities. The students, who marched round the school environment with placards, also…
FUTO, NANS join hands to eradicate cultism
The National Association of Nigerian Students and the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, have said that they would work together to end social vices on campus. NANS National Publicity Secretary,Victor…
EXTRA: Akwa Ibom bans pupils older than 12 years from admission into secondary schools
To in schools, Governor Udom Emmanuel has banned schoolchildren older than 12 years old from being admitted into secondary schools in Akwa Ibom. The directive is contained in a statement…
19-year-old emerges best graduating student at Anchor University
Mary Enakireru, a 19-year-old student of Anchor University Lagos, has emerged the best graduating student for the 2019/2020 class at the institution’s maiden convocation. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof.…
Re-mark UTME, Tutorial centres tell JAMB
The Association of Tutorial School Operators (ATSO) has urged the Joint Admissions and Matricuation Board (JAMB) to remark or cancel this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). At a briefing…
UNICAL Students Plan Protest Against Tuition Hike
The University of Calabar may soon be shut down following plans by the students to embark on massive protest over hike in tuition. The president of the Students Union government,…
2021 UTME: Jamb blames candidate’s poor performance on Covid-19
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed that the performance of candidates in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is poorer than what it recorded within the…
ASUU, SSANU threaten fresh strike over unpaid salaries, directives on staff school workers
Academic activities in the nation’s universities may again be paralysed as members of the Academic Staff Union Of Nigeria Universities (ASUU) warned of a fresh strike over alleged refusal of…
Ebonyi Governor Sacks Education Supervisors
The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has directed the immediate sack of all zonal education supervisors serving in the state’s secondary and primary schools. The governor also directed authorities concerned…
UTME: We didn’t reschedule another exam for candidates – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has not fix another examination for any category of candidates on July 3 as being peddled in some quarters. The board’s…
Unclaimed certificates worry Uni-Calabar
The University of Calabar, says there are over 42,000 unclaimed certificates by graduates of the institution dating back to 1980 and till date. The Registrar of the University, Mr Gabriel…
Many Universities Awarding Fake Certificates – JAMB Registrar
The registrar of the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, says many institutions are still awarding certificates to people who do not attend universities. He warned that awarding of…
Students to pay N3m tuition as Ebonyi medical varsity begins September
EBONYI State Governor, David Umahi, on Tuesday said academic activities would take off in September 2021 at the new state-owned Medical University, Uburu, in the Ohaozara Local Government Area of…
JAMB says right syllabus used for its examinations, debunks mass failure
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has debunked news of mass failure in the ongoing 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) across the country. The Head, Public Affairs and…
Nwajuba: Katsina has second highest number of out-of-school children
Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, minister of state for education, says Katsina has the second highest number of out-of-school children in Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari hails from Daura, Katsina state. Speaking on Monday…